Prayer book

Identifier
irn564081
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2017.440.1
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Archival History

The prayer book was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 by Zoltán Blum.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Zoltán Blum

Scope and Content

Prayer book owned by Leopold (Lajos) Blum (donor's cousin). He found it at his neighbor's home after he returned to his home town of Sanicoara, Romania after liberation. When he returned, he found his business had been looted and learned that his wife and children had been murdered in Auschwitz. He found this prayer book and a few others at his neighbor's home. Decades later, when Leopold decided to emigrate to Israel, he was told that he could not take these with him, so Leopold left them with his cousin Zoltán (donor) in Gherla, Romania. Zoltán was interrned with Lajos in Mauthausen, and says that Lajos with saved his life.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.